Official logo of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (representative image) NEW DELHI: In a move that may boost port-adjacent industries by allowing storage of specific chemicals in coastal areas, the govt has expanded the list of petroleum and chemical products permitted for storage in the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) by amending the…
Akhilesh Yadav greets the crowd at the party’s PDA Rath Yatra campaign for the 2027 Assembly elections, in Raebareli NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Election Commission of facilitating what he called “vote theft” of the PDA bloc in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, claiming that his party would…
Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home is on the market for $4.5 million, decades after his family sold the property. (Photo: Getty/Kit Castagne, Arbor Visual Media) California Governor Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home has hit the market for $4.5 million, decades after his family sold the property. Newsom lived in the two-level house for…
Mushtaq Khan passes away at 56: Revisiting his iconic roles in ‘Welcome’, ‘Gadar’ and more Veteran Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan, known for his memorable supporting and comic roles, passed away at the age of 56 in Mumbai on Thursday, September 24. The actor breathed his last at Nanavati Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment…
Influence over Hormuz has given Iran a form of leverage that is disproportionate to its conventional economic and military weight. It has been more than 200 days since the US-Iran war began, and yet the conflict remains without a conclusion. One can expect a superpower like the United States, with the biggest economy and overwhelming…
Rishikanth is one of the emerging faces in Tamil cinema who has taken a long and unconventional route to becoming a lead actor. Unlike many actors who enter the entertainment industry through established film connections, he started from scratch by creating comedy sketches online before gradually finding a footing in films. He went on to…
The biggest boost came from athletics, where India won two medals. (Image credit: Agencies) India had a productive day at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, adding five medals to its tally across athletics, rowing, shooting and wushu.The biggest boost came from athletics, where India won two medals. The mixed 4x400m relay team of TS…
Widow of Dave Fiji, an Indian-origin Delta pilot who died in a helicopter crash minutes after his wedding, filed a lawsuit against the helicopter company. Four months after Dave Fiji, an Indian-origin Delta pilot, lost his life in a helicopter crash minutes after his wedding, Jesni Sam, the Georgia bride who survived the crash, has…
Electric transmission towers in frame as Power ministry sends draft National Electricity Policy 2026 to Cabinet NEW DELHI: Union power ministry has finalised the draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) and moved the Cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultation.Released in Jan this year, the draft National Electricity Policy has proposed index-linked automatic annual tariff revision, sought to…
NEW DELHI: India made a strong start to its athletics campaign at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, winning two medals. The mixed 4x400m relay team won silver, while Seema won bronze in the women’s 10,000m. Seema’s medal was India’s first athletics medal at these Games.The relay team of TS Manu, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK…